Soap dispenser



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S. ROSENBEBGEB, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

SOAP DISPENSER.

Application filed October 11, 19 21. Serial No. 508,976.

Toall whom it may concern 'Be it known that I, LYMAN S. ROSEN- BERGER, acitizen of the United States, and a resident of Philadelphia, Fox Chase,in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented anew andImroved Soap Dispenser, of which the follbwing is a full, clear,and exact description.

This invention-relates to soap dispensers and has for an object toprovide an improved construction which may be readily mounted in ahorizontal plane and in such a manner as to discharge the soap at adesired point.

Another object .in view is to provide a soap dispenser in which powderedsoap is discha'rged intermittently but in a substantially positivemanner.

A still further object in view is to provide a soap dispensing device in.which the soap is propelled and forced toward the discharge opening ina positive manner and thereby insure always a sufiicient discharge 'toanswer the requirements of the operator.

In the accompanying drawing- Figure 1 is a longitudinal vertical sectionthrough a, dispensing device, disclosing one embodiment of theinvention. Figure 2 is a sectional view through Figure 1 approximatelyon line 2-2.

Referring to the accompanying drawing by numerals, 1 indicates a tubularcasing which is provided with end members 2 and 3, end member 2 beingshown as spot welded or otherwise rigidly, secured inplace while the endmember 3 is shown as being threaded in place. If desired, both could bethreaded or member 3 fastened rigidly in place and member 2 screwed intothe body of the container. Preferably, the end 2 is provided with ears4; and 5 through which screws or other fastening means may be passed forsecuring the container to a support so that it may remain in ahorizontal position. The upper part of the container is provided with a.pressed out inlet opening 6 of suitable length and also an-appreciablewidth whereby soap powder may be readily inserted at any time. A cap 7is slidingly mounted over the walls of opening 6 and clam ed in positionby a suitable set screw 8. ap 7 is provided with a flange structure 9whereby a glass or other transparent window 10- may be provided. Thiswill allow a ready inspection at any time without removing the cap 7.

Arranged at one end of the container 1 is a discharge chute 11 which isprovided with a seat 12 welded or otherwise rigidly secured in place soas to co-act' with the valve member 13 carried by the rod 14, which rodis screwed into or in some other desirable manner rigidly connected withthe eccentric strap 15. An eccentric 16 is arranged in the strap and iskeyed or otherwise rigidly secured to the shaft 17, which shaft has acrank 18 rigidly secured thereto in any desired manner. When the crank18 is rotating, shaft 17 will be'rotated and, consequently, the valve 13will be opened and closed and as this action takes place the movement ofthe rod 14 willstir up the soap owder and permit a ready flowing thereofut in an intermittent manner by reason of the opening and closing ofvalve 13. Mount-- ed on the shaft 17 are sleeves 19 and 20 whichpreferably have integral spokes 21,

said spokes being also integral with spiral conveying members 22. Themembers 22 form a continuous spiral but are made inset screws 23 and 24.It is, of course, evident that if preferred, the tubular members orsleeves 19 and 20 could .be made integral and the conveying spirals 22also integral though for the purpose of manufacture, it has been founddesirable to make them in two parts and mount them on shaft 17 as shownin Figure 1; A washer or stop 25 is connected with shaft 17 by a pin orother suitable means while the end of said shaft is preferably journaledin end 2. As the crank '18 is rotated, not only will the valve 13 beopened and closed but the conveying spirals 22 will be moved and willfeed or force the powdered soap toward the discharge opening 27 in seat12.

To positively insure against packing of the soap, stirringmembers 28 areconnected to a suitable sleeve 29 which sleeve is rigidl secured in anydesired manner 'to the sha t 17. Infact, one of these stirring membersmay act as a set screw for holding the sleeve 29 in place. After thecontainer 1 has been filled or partially filled with soap and it isdesired to use the same, the crank 18 is manually rotated in aclock-wise direction. This will cause the conveying spirals 22 to feedthe soap toward the opening 27 and at the same time will operate rod 14and valve 13. When the desired amount of soap has been secured, crank 18is released. For a second supply of soap, the o eration is repeated. Byreason of the use 0 the spiral conveyers 22, soap is continually fed tothe discharge opening 27 during the o ration of the device, even ifthere is on y a small uantlty left in the container. In this way t esoap is dispensed until the container is completely empty. Preferably,the set screw 8 or some ,similar structure 1s used to lock the lid orcap 7 in place but this. member may be readil removed'by a screwdriveror other suitab e instrument but cannot be removed by a hand so thatordinarily the interior of the container cannot be reached and,consequently, none of the parts can be 1n ured or caused to operate inan improper manner. If desired, a locking set screw similar to set screw8 might be used to holdthe cap 7 against removal.

What I claim is 1. A soap dispensing device comprising a tubularcontainer having a discharge opening, a rotatable shaft extendinglongitud1- nally through said opening, manually actuated means forrotating said shaft, a spiral conve er secured to said shaft andpositione to force soap toward said discharge opening, and areciprocating member operated by said shaft extending throu b saidopening for preventing clogging, sai reciprocating member being operatedslmultaneously with the-rotation of said shaft and the movement of saidspiral conveyer.

2, A soap dispenser comprismg a tubular body having a recharge chutenear one end,

.veyer connected with sai said discharge chute having a seat arranged 40therein provided with a discharge openmg a valve member for closing saidseat, a r connected with said valve member and extending through saidopening, a manually actuated rotatable shaft extending through saidtubular body, means actuated by said shaft for reciprocating said rodand opening and closing said valve and a s iral conrod frlctionallyengaging said container for propelling soa toward said discharge openingas the sha rotates. 3. A soap dispensing device of the characterdescribed comprising a tubular body having a discharge opening, arotatable shaft extending longitudinal y of said body,

means for rotating said shaft, a valve mem- 7 her controlling the flowof soap through said opening, an eccentric rigidly connected with saidshaft, an eccentric strap mounted on said eccentric connected with saidvalve member whereby the valve member is opened and closed as the shaftis rotated, and a conveyer operated by said shaft for forcing soaptoward said disc arge opening.

4. A soa dispensin device comprising a container aving a valve memberfor closing said opening, a rod secured to said valve member andextending through the opening, an eccentricstrap secured to said rod, aneccentric mounted in said strap, a rotatable shaft carried by saidischarge opening, a,

body ri idly secured to said eccentric, and 7 means or rotating saidshaft whereby said rod is reciprocated in said opening and the valve isopened and closed.

LYMAN s. ROSENBERGER

